410 DRY-FARMING 



came during the very dry year of 1894 and during the 

 somewhat dry year of 1900. Some of the largest 

 yields were obtained in seasons when the rainfall was 

 only near the average. As a record showing that the 

 year of drouth need not be feared when dry-farming 

 is done right, this table is of v ry high interest. It 

 may be noted, incidentally, that throughout the whole 

 period wheat f(_)llowing a fallow always yielded 

 higher than wheat following the stubble. For the 

 nineteen years, the difference was as 32.4 bushels is 

 to 20.5 bushels. 



The Motherivell farm 



In the last column of the table are shown the.anhual 

 yields of wheat obtained on the farm of Commissioner 

 ^lotherwell of the province of Saskatchewan. This 

 private farm is located some twenty-fi\'c miles away 

 from Indian Heatl, and the rainfall records of the ex- 

 perimental farm are, therefore, onlv approximately 

 accurate for the .Alotlierwell farm. The results on this 

 farm may well be compared t(j the Barnes results of 

 Utah, since they were obtained on a private farm. 

 During the period of nineteen j-ears good crojjs were 

 invariably ol)taincd; even during the very dry year 

 of 1894, a yield of twentj^-four bushels of wheat to the 

 acre was obtained. Curiously enough, the lowest 

 yields of fifteen and sixteen bushels to the acre were 

 obtained in 1907 and 1908 when the i.irecipitation was 



